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Many children may not understand the principles and politics behind America's war with Iraq or the war on terrorism, but nonetheless they see images and hear news in the media. The frightening images of war being brought daily to homes throughout America can be disturbing enough for adults, but they're even more so for children, especially those whose parents are deployed, said Joseph Tafoya, director of the Department of Defense Education Activity.
There are more than 106,000 children attending DoDEA schools throughout the United States and overseas. Many of their parents are supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. "Some of the scenes we're seeing are hard for us as adults to understand," Tafoya said. "If an adult has difficulty understanding the ramifications of this, or why this is happening or why this is occurring, you can imagine that a younger child is going to be inundated. It's going to heighten their concerns." Those concerns, he said, are why parents should be aware of what their children watch on the news and should talk with them about what they've learned. "As a parent, you should want to know what your child is watching and be able to address those issues honestly with your child at home," he said.
"Some of the things you see on television are not fit for young children, so you need to understand what they're hearing on the radio, watching on TV or observing online and have an honest discussion about those issues." Tafoya said that DoDEA has not directed its teachers to do anything different within the education system, but he said that teachers are always encouraged to get to know their students well and to look out for those who exhibit signs of stress or loneliness. "If they need to just talk to someone, then someone needs to be there to just listen to them or just reassure them that they are cared for and that they are safe," he said. "Teachers who see behavior that is not normal with their students need to be sensitive and work with them and try to be understanding."
Because current U.S. affairs have meant increased deployments, Tafoya said that DoDEA teachers, counselors and staff are there to help students, before, during and after deployments. "Just because a war is over doesn't mean it's over, and just because a parent comes back doesn't mean everything is going to be great," he said. "When a parent is gone for six months to a year, household routines have changed. The child may still have concerns." Information to help parents, teachers and children deal with deployment-related issues is available on the DoDEA Web site at http://www.odedodea.edu/.

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It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since Janet Jackson was so gracious to add a memorable phrase to our collective pop culture lexicon. For your contribution "wardrobe malfunction," we thank you.
The incident during Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston occurred on Feb. 1, 2004, and it tops any other Super Bowl halftime in terms of importance. At the conclusion of a duet with Justin Timberlake, the former 'N Syncher reached around Ms. Jackson bodice and ripped off part of her top revealing her breast, an incident that would also be dubbed Nipplegate.
It might not have been the most entertaining, but it was certainly the most memorable.
And for the year, the phrase may the most lasting importance:
Other memorable quotes from 2004:
Donald Trump's "You're Fired."
Howard Dean's "Heeyaaaaagh."
Paris Hilton's "That's Hot."
Napoleon Dynamite, "Gosh."
Red Sox president Larry Lucchino, "We don't believe in no stinking curses."
It was also a good year for the Patriots, who won the Super Bowl that day, beating the Carolina Panthers, 32-29.


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Allergy and asthma symptoms may worsen during the early fall and late summer days. The follow survival strategies will help to avoid and reduce suffering this year if you have a child with these conditions.
1. If you are travelling, going to a new school, or if your school nurse is not familiar with your son/daughter's allergies and asthma, have an action plan ready (prepared by your child's allergist or family doctor). This is particularly important if your child is involved in school sports and may require pre-treatment before exercise.
2. Indoor allergies may flare, particularly, at home as the bedroom is the number one allergy hotspot. Try and avoid "dust collectors" in the child's bedroom and consider allergy protective bedding, especially if your child has indoor allergies. If you place a stuffed toy in a freezer bag for 5 hours a week it will kill house dust mites, a frequent indoor allergen responsible for allergy and asthma symptoms.
3. Some children may have food allergies that can provoke reactions such as asthma (5 percent of individuals may present with asthma or respiratory symptoms if they are sensitive to a specific food), hives, worsening allergies. Get tested and identify if your child is at risk by ingestion, contact or inhalation of a food allergen. Most likely suspects are peanuts, nuts, egg, milk among others.
4. Consider allergen friendly wood floors, tile and linoleum in lieu of carpeted floors for easier cleaning and help reduce dust mite population as well as a reservoir for pet dander. Washable window shades are easier to clean than horizontal blinds. Try non aerosol cleaning products to reduce irritant effects to those with allergies and asthma.
5. Get tested and make sure your child is not one of the 20 million individuals with allergies to pets. If so, you will need to see an allergist for an individual avoidance and treatment for pet allergies, including HEPA air filters, pet free bedrooms, medications and allergy shots to get rid of the condition.
Bottom line get tested, be prepared for an allergy free fall season for your child.
-Dr. Bassett
Affiliation: Faculty, NYU School of Medicine and Long Island College Hospital Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine - SUNY Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. For more allergy and asthma tips you can visit his website: www.nyc-allergist.com
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


text: Development & Education Haitian teen makes most of opportunity provided by earthquake The World January 14, 2013 When Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, many fled the country. Jardonna Constant was among them, and arrived in New York, unsure of what her future held. Now three years later, Constant has graduated high school, entered college and has a bright future.


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RALEIGH (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's student-led honor system has agreed to suspend proceedings against a sophomore it accuses of intimidating a man she says sexually assaulted her, the school's chancellor said Tuesday.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Chancellor Holden Thorp said the honor court charges were on hold while a separate federal investigation proceeds.
School officials decided "the cases couldn't move at the same time," he said. "They had to be done in sequence."
Landen Gambill, 19, hasn't named the man she says attacked her, but has described how they know each other. Her attorney said Monday he had filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education, accusing the university of retaliating against Gambill in part for her public criticisms of the way the school treats sexual violence survivors.
She was accused of creating an intimidating environment for the man she says raped her. A university hearings board earlier cleared him of sexual assault charges but found him guilty of harassing her. He faces no criminal charges.
Attorney Clay Turner also had asked Thorp to dismiss the honor system charge against Gambill, who he said wouldn't participate in those proceedings.
"I've spoken with my client, who is pleased that the university has taken this step," Turner said Tuesday. "And we think it's a first step in the right direction."
A school spokeswoman has said previously that university administrators don't encourage or prevent charges from being filed in the honor court.
However, Turner said in the Monday letter that the Instrument of Student Judicial Governance, or honor code, says the chancellor is solely responsible for all matters of student discipline.
Thorp agreed that he has the authority to drop the charges without the consent of the honor court, but he's not aware that's ever happened.
"Given how important our tradition of a student-run honor court is, I'd be very, very hesitant to do that," he said. "I just asked them to hold off while we work through the Title IX part of this process."
John Gresham, the attorney for the man whom Gambill accused, said he agreed with the decision to suspend the honor court proceedings.
"I think that given the amount of controversy and Ms. Gambill's complaint that it was probably a reasoned decision," he said, reiterating that the university played no role in his client's decision to file a report with the honor court.
"I believe once this matter has been investigated that the student disciplinary process will continue," he said.
In an open letter to students, faculty and staff, Thorp said he had asked the student attorney general to suspend the honor court proceedings. "For several weeks, the university has grappled with how to best respond to a public claim of retaliation against the university while maintaining the autonomy and integrity of our honor court proceedings and the privacy of the individuals," Thorp wrote.
"Recognizing the potential conflicts that may exist by allowing both processes to continue, we have asked the student attorney general to suspend the honor court proceeding, pending an external review of these allegations of retaliation," he wrote. "The university takes all allegations of retaliation seriously, whether against an individual or an institution, and this allegation is no exception.
Thorp is resigning in June to become the chief academic officer of Washington University in St. Louis. He said he expected discussions about the role of the honor court to continue next year. Various task forces have looked at the system over the past couple of years, he said.
Having the student-run system is both unusual and a cherished tradition at UNC-CH, he said. "But I think that when the idea of it was formulated, I'm not sure people thought of the kind of high-profile matters that have come to it as happened in this case and with a few others over the last few years," he said.
Gambill's complaint marks the third one filed this year against the university concerning sexual assault. Gambill is also one of five women who in January filed a Title IX complaint with the office of civil rights, saying UNC-CH mishandles sexual abuse cases.
And investigators are due on campus next month to investigate whether the school accurately reports campus crimes as required by federal law under the Clery Act, which requires campuses participating in federal financial aid programs to collect and disclose crime statistics and security information.
"In the long run, this is going to be a good thing," Thorp said of the investigations. " … I think we will learn from it and get better. … This particular issue is playing out around the country and it's one that needs to get worked on."


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From Louima to Diallo to Dorismond, Mayor Giuliani has never wavered in his support for the NYPD, a stance that seems equal parts political strategy and personal conviction. Not surprisingly, through months of controversy the Mayor has continued to pursue one central element of the crime war that has defined his administration: a crackdown on misdemeanors and "quality of life" offenses.
That philosophy is carried out everyday by the 500 officers deployed by Operation Condor, a $24 million narcotics enforcement drive. What the Street Crime Unit, the roving elite squad involved in the Diallo case, did for gun seizures, Condor has done for drug activity arrests. In two months, Condor officers have produced a staggering 21,445 arrests, and seem to have inherited from the Street Crime Unit an aggressive, quota-minded approach to policing. Indeed, shortly before his confrontation with Patrick Dorismond, Officer Anthony Vazquez is said to have told his fellow officers that he wanted to get one more "collar" or arrest that night.
Critics claim that too many of these arrests have netted small-time offenders: while arrests for misdemeanors and violations is up 68% from last year, felony arrests are down 9%. But the very essence of the "broken windows" theory Mayor Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir have put into practice is that sooner or later lesser offenders commit violent crime. From this standpoint, Operation Condor has accomplished exactly what it has set out to do.
Further down the line in the criminal justice system, Mayor Giuliani is following up the increased police activity with a legislative battle to put more lesser offenders behind bars for longer stays. The Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinator Steven Fishner recently testified before City Council in favor of legislation that would create tougher sentences for repeat misdemeanor offenders.
Is this the right strategy for the City? Although Commissioner Safir has cited statistics showing further drops in crime, the homicide rate is up 22% this year.
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News review: Week of May 12, 2000:
A police officer shot and killed an unarmed Catholic priest who was driving home after services at his Brooklyn church Wednesday night. According to police department records, Father Smith, who was black, was stopped by two officers for reckless driving at 10:15pm, shortly after finishing a weekly prayer meeting at the Our Ascension Church in the Flatbush neighborhood of Central Brooklyn.
When he was asked to step out of his vehicle, Father Smith began arguing with the officers, who were uniformed and were driving an NYPD patrol car. A brief scuffle ensued, during which time one of the officers shot Father Miller, who died at King's County Hospital later that night.
At a press conference on Thursday, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who has faced sharp criticism for his handling of recent police shootings, said "As you know, I am a practicing Catholic, and in no way do I condone the killing of a clergyman. But the fact is, these officers were patrolling a high-crime area." Mayor Giuliani added that Father Miller's behavior was "clearly hostile" and "bears further investigation."
News Review: Week of June 4, 2000
In another fatal police shooting that has once again raised questions about the New York Police Department's tactics in minority neighborhoods, an unarmed man was shot and killed in his Harlem apartment early Thursday morning by an undercover officer.
According to eyewitness accounts, Sgt. Smith Wesson followed William Baga, 22, into his building on Lenox Avenue and approached him as he entered his first-floor apartment. When Mr. Baga attempted to close the door, Sgt. Wesson shot Mr. Baga six times. Mr. Baga was the fifth unarmed black man killed by police in the last 13 months.
Sgt. Wesson was part of "Operation Condor," an aggressive drug crackdown initiative whose officers were involved in the March shooting of an unarmed security guard in Manhattan. Speaking to reporters on Thursday Mayor Giuliani urged New Yorkers to reserve judgment in the shooting. At a Friday press conference, however, Police Commissioner Howard Safir released to the press on Friday copies of pornographic videos and magazines found in Mr Baga's apartment. Mr. Baga, a recent immigrant from Barbados who had been unemployed for six months before the shooting, had also received numerous complaints from neighbors about excessive noise, according to the Commissioner. "This man belonged to an element of society that has done a lot of harm to this City," said Commissioner Safir.
News Review: Week of June 18, 2000
In an incident that has shocked a city already reeling from a series of police shootings, Commissioner Howard Safir shot and killed an unarmed, black homeless man as he and Mayor Giuliani left a press conference at City Hall Monday morning. The victim, a 38-year-old who frequently panhandled the downtown area, physically threatened the Mayor and Commissioner, according to city officials. When police officers failed to restrain Mr. James, Commissioner Safir drew his weapon and fired 3 times, killing Mr. James. Neither the Mayor or the Commissioner had ever fired a weapon in the line of duty.
The incident sparked massive demonstrations at City Hall, as well as condemnation by Senate candidate Hillary Clinton. In a statement on Tuesday, mayoral aide Bruce Teitelbaum said "Obviously this is a difficult situation and a tragedy that, once again, the Mayor's political opponents have chosen to distort and exploit."
Jerome Chou is a freelance writer. He works part-time interviewing recently released ex-offenders about their re-entry into society.Â


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TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Toledo Mud Hens in the second game of a four-game series from Fifth Third Field (6:30 p.m.). The Hens struck first in the set with last night's thrilling 11-10 victory. Today's game is part of an eight-game roadtrip as the club will travel to Columbus for a four-game series after Wednesday's off day.
vs. THE HENS: The Bisons are 2-3 against the Mud Hens so far in 2009. The teams split a four-game series back at Coca-Cola Field, July 16-19. Despite last night's loss, Toledo has been kind to Buffalo. The Herd has a .600 winning pct. (27-18) in last 12 years at the home of the Mud Hens.
DYNOMITE DEBUT: LHP Adam Pettyjohn will make his first start as a Bison tonight. The southpaw threw three innings of relief in his Herd debut on Wednesday and earned the victory over the PawSox. Pettyjohn was signed by the Mets on July 27. Last season, he won an International League-best 15 games while with Louisville, going 15-6 with a 4.59ERA as a Bat.
THE HITS KEEP COMING: OF Jesus Feliciano collected three more hits last night, raising his current hit streak to a personal high of nine games (.368, 14-38). Feliciano has averaged .362 (25-69) since the All-Star break and has been held without a hit in just three games since the start of July. Overall, Feliciano's .315 is 5th best in the International League while his 113 hits are 4th best.
IN LIKE A LAMB: INF Mike Lamb is clearly in mid-season form. Released at the end of camp by Milwaukee, the slugger had just three at-bats in extended spring after signing with the Mets on April 25. After just 19 hits in his first 108 at-bats with the Herd, Lamb has averaged .296 (55-182) since May 29. He is currently on a four-game hit streak where he has averaged .563 (9-18). Overall, the veteran has hit .324 (23-71) with runners in scoring position.
SOLID PEN WORK: LHP Adam Bostick added two more innings of shutout relief last night to his impressive season. The flame-thrower has struck out 12 batters in his last 7.0 innings of work. On the season, Bostick has allowed just 14 hits to 26 strikeouts in 24.0 innings of work. Right-handed batters have averaged just .143 (9-63) off him this season.


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Facebook has been working on incorporating video and charging millions to advertisers in the process, but users may not be happy when they realize that means unskippable commercials on their news feeds.
Television viewers can fast forward or change the channel on commercials, but on Facebook there will be no such escape, according to Yahoo News. Bloomberg News reported that the ads will be only 15 seconds and users won't see more than three per day. The price for each? That would be $2.5 million per day.
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Facebook has pushed back dates on the video ad rollout twice in fear of user response, although Facebook chief and founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that the ads would only be 5 percent of users' news feeds. He also stated to Bloomberg News that the ads would not be "a meaningful drop in satisfaction" for users.
Facebook's ad revenue jumped 53 percent in the second quarter year-over-year, and likely shareholders want to see another rise, so it seems as if the lucrative video ads are here to stay.
But will Facebook users put up with yet another intrusion into their personal space? Facebook seems to think so, and advertisers are hoping to gain from that interruption. Users have only one option, to either accept the ads or to leave in droves, but the latter seems unlikely with more than 1 billion users worldwide.


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"The economy has more positive to it than Washington, D.C., knows. It is not stagnating, given the private-sector job growth, strong auto sales" and other factors, said economist Ken Rosen, speaking at REITWorld 2013 in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Still, the head of the Berkeley, Calif.-based Rosen Consulting Group says, there's likely another asset bubble in the works.
"My big worry over next few years is that we will we create another credit and asset bubble, because rates are too low. Money's too easy. It's a substantial risk," Rosen said, predicting that it would emerge more clearly by 2016 or 2017.
"The Fed doesn't worry about asset inflation and just deals with it after the fact," he said.
Federal Reserve chairwoman nominee Janet Yellen, set to go before Congress on Thursday, is not expected to change the Fed's tapering policies, Rosen notes. "She will testify and show she is a bit hawkish … because she has to be with those in Congress," he said.
"I guess the first taper is in March, and then within a year, there's no more quantitative easing. It's not working," said the consultant, who got his Ph. D. in economics from MIT and then taught at Princeton, as well as the University of California, Berkeley.
"I think Yellen will be forced to raise rates sooner than she thinks," Rosen added.
He also pointed to factors supporting strength in the real-estate sector, such as very robust rental-rate growth in places like San Francisco, where there's been a jump in new jobs tied to technology, especially social media, and in Houston and North Dakota, where employment in energy has been booming.
Overall, the number of jobs lost during the recent recession, about 8.8 million, should all be back by mid-2014. About 7.8 million have been recovered so far.
"The stock market is already ahead of our year-end forecast," said Rosen. It should stay there for a while as long as rates are low. "But when it turns, it's going to hurt."
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Overall, real estate "is still cheap," the expert says. "Real estate is being driven by the push for yield and modest growth. It looks pretty attractive versus the 10-year Treasury. It may not be the best, but it's good for yield. People are desperate for yield, and REITs are a place to find it."
When Fed policy makes a shift, stocks could weaken—a good time to buy quality real estate plays, including those in data centers, senior housing, health care properties and apartments.
But watch out. REITs appear to be "very sensitive to the unwinding of interest rates and the bond bubble we have," he says, pointing to a dip in the group in late spring and early summer. While shifts in real-estate valuations can help investors, Rosen explains, changes to interest rates may offset returns over time as rates rise.
(This point is hotly contested by host of REITWorld, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Its analysis shows that REIT returns have shown gains in 12 of 16 recent periods of rising interest rates.)
In other areas, the economist and consultant also suggests shorting the 10-year Treasury and high-end residential real estate in China. Looking around the world, "China is the biggest real estate bubble in the world," Rosen said. "It will burst and will have consequences," he said during his presentation on Wednesday.
In addition, Rosen notes that the expanding income divide is a serious issue, pointing to different employment rates by educated versus less-educated workers and higher spending levels for those earning $50,000 a year or more.
"It is a dual economy today, and there are long-term issues due to educational inequality," the consultant said. The government and the Fed "cannot change this and help the bottom group with monetary policy, which is raising asset values and helping top-income earners."
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Categories: Administrative and Regulatory Law Economic Regulation Consumer Law
Instructor(s) Levenson, Barry
FOOD LAW: Our everyday encounters with food are not without profound legal
implications. This course explores all aspects of the emerging specialized area of food law. These involve application of a myriad of principles from different
disciplines, including constitutional law, torts, intellectual property, and
administrative law. The course will also help students develop their brief writing and oral advocacy skills.


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United States U.S. Migration Routes U.S. Migration Canals Erie Canal
The construction of the Erie Canal began in 1817. As more Irish laborers arrived the pace of construction picked up and overcame significant barriers. For example, during summer construction in a marsh, 1,000 workers died of swamp fever, so survivors were moved to another part of the canal until winter when it was safer to work in the frozen marsh. Sections of the canal opened as follows:
1819 Rome to Utica
1820 Utica to Syracuse
1823 Brockport to Albany (Champlain Canal connecting the Hudson River to Lake Champlain was completed at the same time)
1824 Lockport locks
1825 Onondago Ridge finishing the entire canal.
The Erie Canal contributed to the wealth and importance of New York City, Buffalo, and New York State. It increased trade throughout the nation by opening eastern and overseas markets to Midwestern farm products and enabling migration to the West. New ethnic Irish communities formed in towns along the canal, as Irish immigrants were a large portion of labor force involved in its construction.[1]
The University of Rochester and the Family History Library Catalog have more information about the history of the Erie Canal.
Settlers and Records
Because so many immigrants traveled on the canal, many genealogists would like to find copies of canal passenger lists. Unfortunately, apart from the years 1827-1829, canal boat operators were not required to record or report passenger names to the New York State government. Those 1827-1829 passenger lists survive today in the New York State Archives.
Prior to the building of the Erie Canal the settlers in upstate New York were often from New England, especially Vermont. Once the Canal was finished, setters along the canal and farther west into Ohio would have reached the Erie Canal from New York City, or from along the Hudson River in New York, or from Vermont via the Champlain Canal. Most of the men who labored to build the Erie Canal were from Ireland and many of them settled near it.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Erie Canal" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 15 April 2011)


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Eastern Cottonmouth, Cottonmouth Moccasin, Water Moccasin, Moccasin
Scientific name: Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus (LACÉPÈDE 1789)
* Currently accepted name
* scientific names used through time
- Crotalus piscivorus – LACÉPÈDE 1789
- Trigonocephalus piscivorus – DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1854
- Ancistrodon piscivorus – COPE 1860
- Toxicophis piscivorus – BAIRD & GIRARD 1853
- Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus – CONANT & COLLINS 1991
Description: Average adult size is 20-48 inches (51-121 cm), record is 74.5 inches (189 cm). A dark-colored, heavy-bodied snake. Juveniles are brightly colored with reddish-brown crossbands on a brown groundcolor. The dark crossbands contain many dark spots and speckles. The pattern darkens with age so adults retain only a hint of the former banding or are a uniform black. The scales are keeled. The eye is camouflaged by a broad, dark, facial stripe. The tip of the snout has two vertical dark lines. The head is thick and distinctly broader than the neck, and when viewed from above, the eyes cannot be seen. The top of head in front of the eyes is covered with large plate-like scales. The pupil is vertical (catlike). There is a deep facial pit between the nostril and the eye. Young juvenile cottonmouths have a sulfur-colored tail.
A. Top of the head (notice the large plate-like scales on the top of the head, and that the eyes cannot be seen from above)
B. Underside of the head (chin and throat)
C. Front (face view) of the head
D. Side of the head (notice the facial pit between the eye and the nostril)
E. Keeled Scales
F. Elongated scales below the tail (subcaudal scales) are typically undivided
Range: Found the extreme western panhandle of Florida. Outside of Florida it is found to the north and east through Alabama to central Georgia and Virginia
Habitat: Cottonmouths can be found along streams, springs, rivers, lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps, sloughs, reservoirs, retention pools, canals, and roadside ditches. It occasionally is found far from water
Comments: VENOMOUS: Cottonmouth bites can be quite dangerous. The victim should seek immediate medical care from a physician or hospital experienced in treating snakebite.
When threatened, the cottonmouth may respond by coiling its body and opening its mouth as though ready to bite — see photograph in Florida cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti. The exposed white interior of the mouth is what gave rise to the common name, 'cottonmouth.' Given the chance, the cottonmouth usually will retreat. This open mouth threat display has led to the widespread belief that cottonmouths are aggressive snakes.
Some people believe cottonmouths lie in wait on tree limbs overhanging water so they can drop into boats. These are usually cases of mistaken identity. The harmless brown watersnake often basks on tree limbs over the water, and when frightened by a rapidly approaching boat, they will escape by throwing themselves off the limb and into the water. Occasionally the watersnake's attempt to flee comes too late and it falls not into the water, but into the boat. Cottonmouths feed on fish, frogs, mice, rats, and other small mammals. Juvenile cottonmouths have a bright, sulfur-colored tail which they hold erect and wiggle like a caterpillar to attract prey within striking range.
Comparison with other species: Though the Cottonmouth occurs throughout Florida, it is not as abundant as the many species of harmless watersnakes that occur in much the same habitats. Many Florida residents do not even realize that watersnakes exist. As a consequence, every large dark-colored snake found near water is counted, and usually killed, as a Cottonmouth. There really is no excuse for this because Cottonmouths can easily be distinguished from Water Snakes. If the head is viewed from above, the eyes of cottonmouths cannot be seen while the eyes of Water Snakes are visible; Cottonmouths have elliptical pupils and Water Snakes have round pupils; Cottonmouths have a facial pit between the nostril and the eye, and Water Snakes have none. Brightly-colored baby Cottonmouths are sometimes mistaken for the Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), which occurs in Florida only in the panhandle. The two species are easy to distinguish because the dark bars on juvenile cottonmouths have numerous dark spots and speckles in them, while the dark bars on the copperhead have no dark spots or at most only one. In additioin, the eye of the copperhead is not obscured by the dark facial band typical of the cottonmouth.


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The home of the white squirrels
The home of the white squirrels
The home of the white squirrels
The home of the white squirrels
The home of the white squirrels
by Bob McEowen
You can spot them
from 100 yards away, a flash of white scurrying through the trees. If
people can see a white squirrel so easily, imagine what a target they
make for a hawk, or even a common house cat. It's a wonder they
survive at all.
And yet, colonies
of white squirrels thrive in several small towns across America, including
Marionville, in southwest Missouri. Although residents of Olney, Ill.,
and Kenton, Tenn., beg to differ, Marionville proudly proclaims itself
the Home of the White Squirrel, with emphasis on "the."
had people come all the way from Indonesia, from Australia. Many people
come from London, just to see the squirrels," says Clint Wise,
owner of Marionville's White Squirrel Hollow Bed and Breakfast.
"When they see them they say, 'They're really white.'
They can't believe it."
One has to wonder
just how often international travelers journey to Lawrence County to
see squirrels. But the giant white squirrel beaming down from a billboard
at the edge of town leaves no doubt as to Marionville's claim
to fame. And just to be sure, souvenirs are available at stores around
"The Lions
Club has probably sold 40 to 50 thousand dollars worth of merchandise
the last 15 years — hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, postcards, ceramic
white squirrels, all kinds of things," says Jim Smart, whose property
north of town is home to a large concentration of the blazingly white
Along with other
members of the Marionville Lions Club, Smart has put a lot of effort
into encouraging and protecting the town's white squirrels. The
club builds squirrel den boxes and distributes them to residents to
hang on trees. Members also planted nearly 2,500 nut-bearing trees to
provide habitat for future generations of squirrels. They also encourage
residents — particularly those living at the park-like Ozark Methodist
Manor retirement complex in the center of town — to feed Marionville's
white squirrels.
Smart and other
members of the Lions Club have gone so far as to trap feral cats that
prey on squirrels and take them to the animal shelter. They've
also captured less-desirable grey squirrels and run them out of town,
releasing them in the woods.
At his own place,
Smart feeds the squirrels 365 days a year. "I use about a ton
of sunflower seeds a season," he says.
Smart says he has
50 to 75 white squirrels on his property. When he gets too many he traps
them and takes them into town where they're safe from most predators
and protected by city ordinance.
against the law to destroy a white squirrel. It's a $1,000 fine,"
says Wise, recalling with some pride the ordinance enacted when he was
With efforts like
this, it's no mystery how Marionville's white squirrels
"In the wild you don't get colonies of white squirrels,"
says Lonnie Hanson, a resource scientist with the Missouri Department
of Conservation. "With a city like that, with fewer predators
and somewhat of an artificial situation, they just seem to be able to
proliferate and do pretty well."
But that does not
explain how white squirrels came to live in Marionville in the first
"Nobody knows.
They really don't." Smart says. "The town was incorporated
in 1854 and there were white squirrels here when they settled."
One theory is that
the squirrels escaped from a traveling circus, a notion Smart rejects.
"There wasn't
any circus through here in 1830 or '40," he says incredulously.
Another theory holds that an early settler known for experimenting with
plant hybrids and crossbreeding of animals is responsible.
It's not surprising
that people can't agree on how the squirrels got here. People
can't even decide whether the squirrels are albinos or just an
unusual breed. For the record, Smart says they're albinos, with
pink eyes and skin. Sometimes, though, he says the squirrel's
eyes appear dark simply due to the way light strikes the eye.
As unusual as white
squirrels are, Marionville is not alone in its distinction. John Stencel
is a retired zoology instructor from Olney Central College in Olney,
Ill., another community that stakes its fame on white squirrels. He
says although several towns across North America have a few white squirrels,
only three have colonies, which he defines as a steady population of
at least 25.
While Kenton, Tenn.,
is often named among contenders to the white squirrel throne, Smart
dismisses that community's bona fides.
a little squirrel. They don't look like ours," he says.
No, the battle for
white squirrel bragging rights seems clearly pitched between Marionville
and Olney.
"Olney had
a celebration this past year: 100 years of the white squirrel,"
Smart says. "Well, we're long before that. We claim that
they got them from here."
Olney City Clerk
Belinda Henton scoffs at that accusation. "Do you really think
that somebody is going to go to Missouri and come back to Illinois with
squirrels? I don't believe it."
Clearly emotions
run deep over white squirrels. Although people in both Marionville and
Olney brush off any suggestion of ill will between the two towns, defenders
of both camps are sure of their own white squirrel superiority."Lots
of times you hear that Marionville has more squirrels than us. I don't
believe that," says Stencel, who now lives in Iowa. "I've
been there and I didn't see too many. Of course, a lot of people
have come to Olney and not found too many."
Indeed, Smart tells
an almost identical tale of visiting Marionville's rival to the
"We were at
Olney, Ill., this summer," Smart says. "We did see three
or four white squirrels but we didn't see them anywhere like what
we got around here.
"Early morning,
down some of these streets, you'll see 25," he says. "They'll
be busy. They'll be in the yards. You'll just see them everywhere.
They're gathering nuts and burying them."
Every year Olney
musters an army of volunteers from the college and conducts an official
count. This year's tally: 108. No one knows for sure how many
white squirrels call Marionville home. Wise says there may be 200 in
town, not including those out at Smart's place. Smart thinks there's
quite a few more.
However many there
are, they certainly attract a lot of attention. But Smart, who has hosted
two tour buses of squirrel seekers at his home, says people don't
always believe their eyes.
"A couple
guys from Oklahoma came by the office one time and said, 'Where's
those blankety-blank white squirrels.' They were rough old boys,"
recalls Smart, who invited the visitors to follow him to his home.
"They both
got out and looked at them. One looked at the other guy and said, 'We're
not going to tell this.' They didn't think anybody would
believe them."


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Election Day may be Nov. 6th, but with President Obama grabbing a lead nationally and in key swing states, Americans are already starting to vote.
Idaho, South Dakota, and the crucial swing state of Virginia are the first states to begin early, in-person voting today.
Also today, absentee voting begins in Minnesota, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, and Maryland, bringing the total number of states already accepting ballots to 13. Twelve others -- South Carolina, New Jersey, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Delaware, Louisiana, and Missouri -- will begin absentee or early voting Saturday.
That means, by tomorrow, half the country will be casting votes. By the end of the month, voters in 30 states will be voting already.
More than one-in-three voters – more than 46 million people -- is expected to vote early in 2012 in some form, either in person, by mail, or absentee, according to Dr. Michael McDonald, a professor at George Mason University who studies voter behavior.
"Once you turn up the faucet on early voting, you keep turning it up until it's all the way open," said McDonald, who predicts that 35 percent will vote early this year.
Early voting participation has been on the rise in recent election cycles, hitting an all-time high in 2008, when an estimated 30 percent voted early in the presidential election. That was up significantly from 2004, when slightly more than 20 percent cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.
Early voting can, and often does, mean different things in different states.
In 32 states and Washington, D.C., voters can cast their ballots early, in person without any excuse or reason, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In 21 states, like Virginia, voters can vote absentee, but an excuse is required. Some of the acceptable excuses listed on the Virginia absentee ballot application include commuting for 11 or more hours between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Election Day, being away from home due to personal or business travel, or being a student.
States like Connecticut and New Hampshire do not have early, in-person voting, but do allow voters to return their absentee ballots in person to election officials.
Oregon and Washington State are exclusively vote-by-mail. In 2008, 100 percent of Oregon voters voted by mail or dropped their ballots in boxes at designated locations on Election Day. Washington has been adopting vote-by-mail, county-by-county since 1994, but, in 2011, it went completely by mail.
Colorado has also been moving to vote-by-mail, and, in 2008, four-in-five Coloradans voted that way.
Controversial changes in Florida and Ohio
Early voting laws in several states have also changed in the past four years – and not without controversy, particularly in Florida and Ohio.
In Florida, a state where half of its voters voted early in 2008, the number of days for early, in-person voting has been reduced from 14 to eight (HB 1355) – and voting on the Sunday before the election was eliminated.
Republicans control the governorship and the state legislature, and Democrats have cried foul, especially about the elimination of the Sunday voting. Black churches in particular have made it a point of mobilizing on that day in what's known as "Souls to the Polls."
Five of Florida's 67 counties fall under a national voter-rights law that mandates approval of any changes to election laws by the Department of Justice because of a history of racial discrimination.
The Justice Department approved the measure on the condition that the state keep the early, in-person polling centers in those counties open 12 hours each day, which is the maximum allowed by the state's constitution.
In July, the Obama campaign filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State John Husted regarding changes in the state's early, in-person voting policies.
Legislation, passed in 2011 (HB 194) by a GOP-controlled legislature and signed by a Republican governor, shortened the early, in-person voting period from beginning 35 days before the election to starting 21 days prior.
The legislation also included a provision ending early, in-person voting three days prior to the election for everyone except members of the military. Pressure from local voter's rights coalitions prompted the legislature to repeal parts of its new voting laws. Senate Bill 295 was passed to repeal specific parts of HB 194, but left intact the provision ending early in-person voting three days prior to the start of the election for everyone except members of the military.
The Obama campaign argued this new law was unfair and violated the equal-protection clause of the constitution. A federal court agreed and ordered the state to restore the three days of early, in-person voting for all voters.
In 2008, Democrats dominated early voting. This time around, McDonald said, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign and Republicans are making a concerted effort to mobilize early voters as well.
"2012 is not going to be 2008," McDonald said, "so we should expect to see more parity among partisan profiles of early voters."
Here's the full calendar of when voting starts in each state:
Sept. 6: North Carolina: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Sept. 17:
Kentucky: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Indiana: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Sept. 20:
Wisconsin: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Sept. 21:
West Virginia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oklahoma: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
South Dakota: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Georgia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Arkansas: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Idaho: Absentee, ends Nov. 2
Maryland: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Minnesota: Absentee begins
Sept. 22:
South Carolina: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
New Jersey: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Maine: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Michigan: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Mississippi: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
New Hampshire: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Tennessee: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Texas: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Vermont: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Delaware: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Virginia: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Louisiana: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Missouri: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Sept. 27:
Alabama: Absentee, ends Nov. 5
Wyoming: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
North Dakota: Absentee, ends Nov. 5
Iowa: Absentee, ends Nov. 5; Early in-person, ends Nov.5
Illinois: Absentee, ends Nov. 5
Oct. 1:
Washington, DC: Absentee, ends Nov 6
Nebraska: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
October 2:
New York: Absentee, ends Nov. 5
Ohio: Absentee, ends Nov. 5; Early in-person, ends Nov. 2* (Secretary of State's website still lists ending Nov. 2, but the court decision would indicate that it would be extended through Election Day.)
Florida: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 5:
Connecticut: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 8:
California: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov.5
Oct. 9:
Indiana: Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Rhode Island: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
New Mexico: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Montana: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Utah: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 11: Arizona: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
Oct. 12: Alaska: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 15:
Colorado: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Georgia: Early in-person, ends Nov.2
Oct. 16:
Massachusetts: Absentee; ends Nov. 6
Oct. 17:
Kansas: Absentee, ends Nov. 6; Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Nevada: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Hawaii: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Tennessee: Early in-person, ends Nov.1
Oct. 18: North Carolina: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
Oct. 19:
Oregon: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Washington: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 20:
Nevada: Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
New Mexico: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
Oct. 22:
Alaska: Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Arkansas: Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Illinois: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
North Dakota: Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
Colorado: Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
Washington D.C.: Early in-person, Nov. 3
Texas: Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
Wisconsin: Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
Oct. 23:
Utah: Early in-person, ends Nov. 2
Hawaii: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
Louisiana: Early in-person, ends Nov. 30
Pennsylvania: Absentee, ends Nov. 6
Oct. 24:
West Virginia: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
Oct. 27:
Maryland: Early in-person, ends Nov. 1
Florida: Early in-person, ends Nov. 3
Nov. 2:
Oklahoma: Early in-person, ends Nov. 5
SOURCE: Early Voting Information Center at Reed College


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Categories: Municipal and Local Government Constitutional Law
Instructor(s) Monette, Richard
Wisconsin Constitution and Government: The course will provide a survey constitutionalism in general, of the history of the Wisconsin Constitution, case law interpreting it, and how the various institutions of government and Wisconsin society apply it. The course will focus on certain provisions and developments unique or peculiar to the our State constitution, including legislative commissions playing a role in executing laws even after enactment, the idea of the 'constitutional office', the ever-looming 'partial-veto', the lengthy article on the non-governmental social issue du jour – gaming, the Public Trust Doctrine, Wisconsin's role in resurrecting a meaningful State Bills of Rights, and the amendment process. Readings will include the seminal book by Professor Dinan and Wisconsin court opinions. Several guest speakers will present on their respective areas of government practice or expertise.


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Ring in the New Year With a Bang
For the second year in a row, people in South Dakota may legally purchase fireworks for their New Year's Eve celebrations.
Officials are still warning that dry conditions still exist and the same rules apply when lighting pyrotechnics: Open areas and outside of city limits.
Also, make sure to use a punk to light the fireworks. Have you ever tried to light a match wearing mittens?
Firework stands opened Friday across South Dakota and may remain open through New Years Day.


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Arvada, CO Real Estate
With over 115,000 people Arvada is the 7th largest city in Colorado and a suburb of Denver. Named by some locals "West Denver", and a first-ring suburb, Arvada is close enough to Denver proper to conveniently take advantage of all of the entertainment and amenities that Denver has to offer, but just far enough to retain its small town charm. Residents have a variety of neighborhood options, including charming downtown historic bungalows and cottages, golf and country club areas, suburban neighborhoods with new construction, farm and equestrian estates and plenty of apartment, condo and townhome areas.
Arvada has grown not only in population but in prosperity and is one of the top wealthiest zip codes in Colorado. It is considered part of the Denver MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) and largely in Jefferson County, with a small portion of it extending into Adams County.
In 2016 the real estate website Trulia named part of Arvada as the best neighborhood in Denver. The ranking was based on ease of living a healthy lifestyle, including quiet streets, access to parks and playgrounds and number and proximity of hospitals and care facilities in the area.
Olde Town Arvada is quickly becoming a destination for residents and non-residents alike. A very pedestrian-friendly design and the Olde Town commuter rail line station at Grandview Avenue consistently bring crowds to this little borough marked by historic buildings and an authenticity that can't be faked or developed. Olde Town Arvada is on the National Register of Historic Places, and savvy entrepreneurs have scooped up spaces that now have some of the best eateries and bars in the west Denver Metro.
- Square Miles35.14
- Population111,707
- Per Capita Income$33,019
- Median Household Income$68,017
- Housing Units44,427
- Homeownership Rate74.1%
- Median Home Price$241,000
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You'll see the name Ralston all over Arvada. That's because Lewis Ralston, a gold prospector from Georgia, came to the area with a wagon train in 1850 and found a bit of gold in a stream off of Clear Creek. He continued on to California in search of more gold but returned 8 years later during the Pikes Peak gold rush with another group of prospectors to settle in the area. Arvada was actually the site of the first gold strike in the state of Colorado.
In the 1870's, Arvada (then known as Ralston Point) was platted when the railroads were laid through the area. Later the community was named after Hiram Arvada Hoskin (or Haskin), brother-in-law of settler Mary Wadsworth, whose husband Benjamin Wadsworth was the first postmaster of Arvada. Today the Amtrak California Zephyr passes through Arvada westbound each morning and eastbound each evening on one of the most scenic and popular rail routes in the country. By the early 1900's Arvada was a vibrant agricultural community and was once known as the "Celery Capital of the World".
The first King Soopers grocery store was in Olde Town Arvada in the 1940's, owned by it's namesake Lloyd J. King.
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News & Notes: Game 126
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TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons start a season-long 9-game roadtrip with the first game of a four-game series against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at PNC Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is coming of back-to-back doubleheader splits with Syracuse at home. After this series, the Bisons will play two in Pawtucket before a three-game series against the Red Wings in Rochester.
vs. THE YANKS: The Bisons are 3-7 against the Yankees this year. After the Yanks swept a four-game series at Coca-Cola Field from April 13-16, the two clubs have split three straight two-game sets. The Bisons and Yanks still have two more games to play in Buffalo, NY on September 2-3.
ON THE SNYD: RHP Kyle Snyder is making his seventh consecutive start and 12th start of the season. The veteran allowed just one run on six hits in a no-decision on Monday against Lehigh Valley. Snyder is 2-0 with a 2.81ERA in his last three outings. Overall, Snyder is 2-4 with a 4.32ERA as a starter this year.
BACK ON TOP: OF Jesus Feliciano's average dipped below .300 for the first time in two months this week so he responded in a big way last night. He went 5-8 in the two games of the doubleheader to raise his average back up to .304. Feliciano's 131 hits are just two shy of tops in the International League while his average ranks him 8th in all the IL.
MONSTER MONTH: OF Chip Ambres has made his presence felt at the middle of the Bisons lineup this month. The veteran has hit .303 (23-76) in August with eight doubles, three home runs, 16RBI and 13 runs scored. Last night, the slugger launched a three-run blast for his 10th home run of the season (7th with the Bisons). With the Herd, Ambres is hitting a solid .306 (19-62) with 25RBI with runners in scoring position.
BULLY FOR THE PEN: RHP Jim Ed Warden has been a great addition tot he Bisons bullpen. Since his promotion on August 3, the hurler is 1-0 with a 1.59ERA and a save. He's come in and retired the first batter in all seven of his outings and has amassed 18 strikeouts in only 11.1 innings of work.


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2113 - Power Line Carriers
- Course Delivery: On Demand
- Duration: 4
The objective of this videotape is to present a more detailed examination of power line carrier (PLC) systems. Earlier tapes looked at the protection schemes that employ PLC as the communication medium. This course focuses upon the PLC equipment itself. After study of this tape and the associated workbook, participants should be able to understand the following overall concepts and apply them to his day-to-day work activities. They will also be able to answer related test questions on these subjects: Principle of line traps, Inductors, series resonance with bus, LC line traps, parallel resonance, High Q and low Q traps, Two frequency traps, Wide band traps, Tuning line traps, Coupling capacitor grounding equipment, Carrier signal injection, Line tuning equipment, Impedance matching, Reflectivity, Standing wave test, Coaxial cable, Signal loss attenuation, Expression for loss in dB, Table: dB loss versus power ratio and voltage ratio, Examples of dB loss, dBm - examples, Loss between adjacent transmitter and receiver, Hybrid units, Transmitter basic components, Transmitter tests and adjustments, Receiver basic components, Receiver tests and adjustments, Line and coupling equipment tests, Special test equipment, Overall trip tests, Audio signals, frequency band, Modulation and demodulation, Upper and lower sidebands, SSB carrier equipment and features.
If you are taking this course for NERC credit, the following credits will be reported.
NERC CE HOURS: CE HOURS = 4.00 OPS Topics=4.00 Standards=0.00 Simulation=0.00 EO=0.00
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- Trainees will be able to describe various line traps and their applications.
- Trainees will be able to explain series and parallel resonance and its implications for line traps.
- Trainees will be able to describe various types of line coupling equipment, such as tuning and impedance matching equipment.
- Trainees will be able to describe methods for testing and adjusting line coupling equipment.
- Trainees will be able to explain the concept of signal attenuation and be able to describe what is meant by decibel loss.
- Trainees will be able to describe the essential components that comprise the transmitter and receiver of power line carrier communications equipment.
- Trainees will be able to describe various tests and adjustments that may be performed during commissioning of power line carrier equipment and during regular maintenance periods.
- Trainees will be able to describe the transmission of voice communication and other audio signals across power line carrier channels.
- Trainees will be able to describe amplitude modulation and the concept of single sideband operation.
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Dec. 2, 2010 — The price of Americans' premiums for health insurance benefits through an employer shot up more than 40% between 2003 and 2009, according to a new analysis released by The Commonwealth Fund.
The report finds that yearly premiums for an average family of four went from about $9,250 in 2003 to more than $13,000 just six years later. At the same time, benefits continued to erode as employers struggled to cut costs and shifted more health care costs onto their workers.
Premiums hovered around $11,000 to $12,000 per year for families in Arkansas, Montana, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota, and Hawaii. Those states had the lowest average annual medical insurance premiums. Rates were highest in Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, where they often cost $14,000 per year or more, according to the report.
"No matter where you live in the United States … health insurance is expensive," says Cathy Schoen, senior vice president of the Commonwealth Fund, and the report's main author.
Rising Cost of Health Care
Rising premiums only partially affect workers because much of the cost is borne by employers. But Schoen says those rising costs also serve to depress wages, pressing down on family incomes as increasingly expensive benefits dwindle.
In no states were annual premiums less than 14% of the median income. And in more than half of states, premium costs were more than 18% of annual income.
Meanwhile, benefits like low deductibles eroded. Average deductibles — usually paid solely by patients — went up 77% over the six-year analysis. That amounts to a benefit cut because you have to pay more for the same medical care.
The Commonwealth Fund supports the new health care law known as the Affordable Care Act, saying its insurance market reforms, new private exchanges, and public subsidies for lower-income families could help slow the growth of premiums.
They said just a 1% slowdown in premium growth would cut average family costs by $2,323 in 2020. A 1.5% slowdown would drop family premiums $3,403, the report states.


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I began this post back in October of 2012 after learning that I had passed the SQL Server 2008 MCM Knowledge exam. I had set it aside in hopes of polishing it off after my first lab attempt at Summit 2012. Notice I said first attempt? I failed that first attempt. This is a bit of a story about the journey through the exams and the results.
The first attempt was a little crushing. A mix of emotions concerning the lab came over me because I felt I knew the technology. While the results were not desirable – the end effect was desirable and I am glad I did not succeed on that first attempt.
When I took the knowledge exam, I took my time going through the questions and examined the questions. I think that was a good method for that exam – I was trying to ensure I understood the question and didn't miss anything that was stated. Though I took it slowly, that is not an indictment to difficulty for the exam. I was well prepared and did not want to make any invalid assumptions.
Fast forward a little bit to the first attempt at the lab exam. I had a plan going into the exam. I felt confident in my skills. I felt relaxed with the technology. Then the exam started and my plan went out the window. I started making assumptions about the exam that I really should not have done. I rushed a few scenarios that I should not have rushed because I could have done them better. In the end, I was my own worst enemy during the exam. This is not a characteristic of an MCM. Even when the pressure is on, doing what you know and being methodical is a wonderful asset.
Having failed the first time, I wondered if I was ready to be an MCM. In retrospect, I was not. Leading up to the exam, I did feel that I was ready for the exam. I had read several articles such as the following to try and figure out if I was ready. In the end, it's more of a gut check and a leap of faith for some.
Gavin Payne http://gavinpayneuk.com/2012/05/01/knowing-when-youre-ready-to-attempt-to-become-an-mcm-of-sql-server/
Joe Sack http://blogs.msdn.com/b/joesack/archive/2010/11/21/how-do-you-know-if-you-re-ready-for-sql-mcm.aspx
I even perused some of the resource type of articles such as the following.
Nick Haslam http://nhaslam.com/blog/2011/11/19/mcmprep-88-970-sql-mcm-knowledge-exam-sqlmcm/
MCM Blog http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog/archive/tags/sql+server+mcm/
Robert Davis Amazon MCM Reading List http://www.amazon.com/Official-Server-Certified-Master-Readiness/lm/R3RB13PQ7D8TKB
Brent Ozar MCM Articles http://www.brentozar.com/sql-mcm/
In the end, this post by Rob Farley sums it up nicely for me (http://sqlblog.com/blogs/rob_farley/archive/2012/12/23/the-mcm-lab-exam-two-days-later.aspx). Rob references an article by Tom LaRock and some of what Tom did and didn't do. As well as some theory on how to approach the exam at certain stages. Of all those things, I think the best advice I read as well as I could recommend is to get a study buddy.
It's not sooo much to have somebody to bounce ideas off of, as it is to have somebody to try and teach. I worked with Wayne Sheffield as we prepped for our retakes. The biggest benefit was, as I said, in that I could pick a topic and try to teach Wayne. He did the same to me. And then, we could question each other on what-if type questions about our selected topics. Another benefit is to have a heat-check so to speak. Having a study buddy can help you from straying too far off into tangents or maybe keeping you from wasting too much time on a topic they might feel you understand exceptionally well.
If you are reading this far, you probably have figured that I have taken the Lab a second time. I was debating whether to do it this soon due to life and family. My wife continued to push me to do it (much as Nic Cain experienced here – http://sirsql.net/blog/2012/3/26/achievement-unlockedmcm-sql-server-2008.html). Without Krista pushing me, I might have delayed even longer. It was also helpful to have a co-worker and friend pushing me along too (I'm a little competitive). Thanks again Wayne! You can read his experiences here.
I received my notification email while driving home from Vegas last week. Seeing that email pop up from boB Taylor gets your heart racing a little bit – especially after you have failed the lab previously. I glanced at the email and only need to go to the first word – "CONGRATULATIONS!"
Oh yeah! Vindication, satisfaction, elation, joy and general happiness set in quickly. Memories of that old "Wide World of Sports" show from a long time ago spilled in with the words "Agony of Defeat, Thrill of Victory."
I am glad I took the time to pursue this certification. This adventure has helped me to learn and grow as a DBA. I am also grateful to those that helped or pushed in some way or another – whether they knew it or not at the time. Last but not least, I am thankful for my employer Ntirety. They understood the importance of this for me and were very supportive in this endeavor.
As one final take away, I was recently shown this link with some interesting questions to help you decide if you feel you are ready to take the exams.


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St. Joseph, Pray for Us!
The Pious Union of St. Joseph spreads devotion to its namesake, whose feast day is March 19. From our March 11 issue.
"O St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus Christ and true spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for us and for the suffering and dying of this day/night."
The short prayer above focuses on one of St. Joseph's specialties: Among his many titles, he is patron of the dying. The prayer is the official prayer of the Pious Union of St. Joseph, which marks its 25th anniversary in the United States this year.
In 1987, the late Father Germano Pegoraro of the Servants of Charity started the union in this country, and by 1992, the union was established in Grass Lake, Mich., at the invitation of Bishop Kenneth Povish of Lansing, Mich.
That same year, the Pious Union started building a shrine to St. Joseph, which today draws more than 40 busloads of pilgrims on his March 19 feast day. Every day the head of the Holy Family is honored by members of the Pious Union of St. Joseph around the world.
There are more than 1 million international members.
The Pious Union was founded in Italy by St. Louis Guanella, who was canonized in October 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Father Guanella founded two congregations — the Servants of Charity for priests and brothers and the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence for nuns — to care for the mentally handicapped, poor and aged. They still do.
Father Guanella worked with St. John Bosco.
With his own special devotion to and unswerving trust in St. Joseph, St. Louis formed the Pious Union after Pope St. Pius X asked him to pray for the abandoned and neglected people of Italy.
"Your idea has been inspired by God," the Pope told him.
St. Pius X (who was born a Joseph, Giuseppe Sarto) canonically established and declared the Pious Union a "Primary Confraternity" in 1914.
He wrote: "We desire to make known how much we appreciate this most praiseworthy association, and we wish our name to be the first inscribed among the members of the same."
With the Holy Father as the first official member, the Pious Union quickly grew.
In America, it continues to grow. This year the shrine will expand and double its worship area.
It includes a Calvary Shrine and Lourdes Shrine to further help people pray for the sick, suffering and dying.
"We all suffer," says Sister Margaret Schissler, a Daughter of St. Mary of Providence and program director of the Pious Union of St. Joseph and the shrine in Michigan. "It's not just physical.
"We lose relationships, jobs, fail a test. Any loss in our life is a suffering. You're not going to be without suffering."
But God gives the grace to deal with suffering.
In the case of the dying, the shrine has a beautiful painting by Father Pegoraro of St. Joseph dying, with Jesus and Mary at his bedside.
The Pious Union also promotes the Holy Cloak Novena in honor of Joseph — 30 days of prayer which represents the 30 years Jesus lived with Joseph.
"Joseph is patron of the universal Church and guardian of families," said Sister Margaret.
"He took care of the Holy Family. Who else better to pray to than him? He's going to take care of our family too.
"And there's no better saint to pray to for peace, tranquility, guidance and wisdom."
Joseph Pronechen is the Register's staff writer.
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Merry Christmas!
I hope your holidays are joyous and that Santa Baby showered you with lovely gifts and rapt attention. Here are a few film favorites of the season. Enjoy!
Mr E Man reveals Pyewacket's offscreen capers here.
Michael Wilmington reviews "It's a Wonderful Life."
And, in case you missed it earlier this month, FNB wrote about "Lady in the Lake," an experimental film noir with a Christmas setting.


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There is much to delight today's visitors to Worms, from the Romanesque imperial cathedral to the multimedia exhibition at the Nibelung Museum. For Martin Luther however, this historical town on the Rhine held far less pleasant associations.
In 1521 Luther appeared before the Imperial Diet in Worms, where Emperor Charles V demanded that he recant his teachings. When Luther refused, Charles V issued an edict banning Luther and his teachings. In a bid to protect him, Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, offered Martin Luther (disguised as 'Squire George') a place to hide at Wartburg Castle.
The bishops' court where the Diet of Worms took place no longer exists today, but standing majestically in its place is the world's largest monument to Luther. The Luther Library, with over 600 of his works, and the Luther Church built in 1912 are also prominent symbols of the Reformation.
St. Peter's Cathedral in Worms is one of three Romanesque imperial cathedrals in Germany and a magnificent example of Romanesque church architecture. At around the time when the cathedral was built, a vibrant Jewish community was becoming established in Worms. Indeed today, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe is found in the town, with headstones dating from the 11th century. The former Jewish quarter, which has undergone restoration, runs alongside the former town wall in the northern part of the old quarter.
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Falling Chainsaw creates Arc Flash
Thou shall not use an electrical room for storage!" We all know this rule as one of the electrical commandments, right? At least that's what I thought. However, when I looked in the NEC, I couldn't find it anywhere **. Upon further investigation, I realized it is actually not a Code requirement, but rather a good practice, as is noted in 110.26(B) and evidenced by the lesson in this forensic case study. It all started when an experienced electrician was dispatched to a big box store for what he thought was a typical service call. This was not his first visit to the store's equipment room. On previous occasions, he'd operated circuit breakers at the facility but never removed any panel covers. This time was different.
Setting the Stage
The store manager was not happy because the ballasts in the fluorescent luminaires over the sales area were failing frequently. Because the main electrical room, which had two entrances, was locked, the manager had to unlock one of the doors for the electrician. The manager unlocked the interior door in the general back office area. The other door, which was equipped with an emergency push bar and opened to the outdoors, was located at the opposite end of the room. Although there was no sign posted on the door identifying it as an electrical equipment room, it was locked to prevent unauthorized entry.
The Accident
The electrician arrived on-site with his tool belt, hand tools, and gloves but no personal protective equipment (PPE). The company he worked for — a large regional electrical contractor — just so happened to be in the process of issuing PPE to all of its workers. Previously, PPE was available for a minority of employees, generally provided on an "as-needed" basis if the worker reserved it ahead of time. Because this was a simple service call, the electrician hadn't made arrangements to check out PPE. Although the electrician was trained to use the gear, he had never actually used it in the field — he'd only watched a video on proper usage.
The electrician proceeded to change out the ballasts. He did not switch the circuit breaker off prior to doing so because these units had plug-type disconnects that allow you to swap them out "hot." After changing out the first ballast, the electrician checked the connection and voltage level at the 20A circuit breaker in the 277/480VAC lighting panel. He removed his tool belt and the panel cover, placing his clamp-on meter on the panel enclosure, which was located about 10 ft from the front door. He bent down in front of the panel, preparing to perform a visual examination when he heard the door open. The next thing he knew something was falling toward him.
Although he hadn't noticed it upon entering the room initially, there was a shelving unit situated behind the door that held many storage items — one of which was a chain saw resting on the top shelf. As shown in Photo 1, notice how the door swings inward. Due to the substantial weight of the chain saw, the structure's center of gravity produced a downward tipping force when it was hit by the opening door.
Reflexively, the electrician raised his right arm to protect his head when he saw the falling objects. The next thing he remembered he was sitting up against the panel cover, which was propped up by the main distribution cabinet (Photo 2). As shown in Photo 3, the chain saw struck the right bottom phase lug, resulting in arc flash damage to the red shield. The arc blast was heard in all offices.
The Aftermath
The electrician's resulting injuries were more a result of the blast shock wave than burns. There was no evidence of classic electrical entry and exit wounds. EMS was called immediately, and the victim was transported to a specialty burn unit. Burns to the top of his head indicated that he was fortunately oriented face down at the time of the accident. Symptoms of blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) seemed to be the best fit for the electrician's permanent impairment condition.
When I met the victim two years after the accident, he was still unable to walk without a brace, had no short-term memory, and was in rehab for stroke symptoms on his left side. His marriage had ended, and his future indicated lifetime support needs. Because the workman's comp claim was insufficient to cover the victim's extensive rehabilitation costs and loss of income, the electrician filed suit against the big box retailer. I was hired by the victim's attorney to analyze the electrical forensic evidence in the case and determine the cause of the accident as well as liability.
The Investigation
At my initial site visit, I was accompanied by the electrician, his attorney, the defense attorney, employees of the electrician's previous employer, and the store manager. The electrician's former employer had an electrician with him who wore full PPE when removing the lighting panel cover and dead front, which covers exposed wiring to the breakers. After he finished removing the covers, the 200A circuit breaker feeding the lighting panel was turned off. We were told we were not allowed to approach within 5 ft of the panel while it was energized.
Now that the panel was de-energized, we asked the other parties to leave the room. This left me, the electrician, and the lawyer. Once the other parties had vacated, I asked the electrician to place his clamp-on meter where it was at the time of the accident and show me where and how he was positioned. Working with this information, I could establish a theory of how the chain saw fell and was ultimately deflected by his right arm into the panel. This would have put the impact point area at the bottom of the panel, which was the feeder location.
After lifting the arc shield, I could see the orientation of cables at the bottom of the panel. I was also able to match up the damage to the chain saw to the panel. Given the amount of smoke char to the back of the shield, I concluded the chain saw fault was between the line and ground. This placed the electrician about 2 ft to 3 ft in front of the arc flash location.
Independent and store incident investigations confirmed that at the time of the accident there was an electric chain saw resting on the top shelf of the 5-ft plastic sectional shelving unit adjacent to the interior door. Paint cans were also stored on lower shelves, as shown in Photo 4. The damage I observed to the chain saw obviously had to come from contact with an energized source, as shown in Photo 5. Unfortunately, the chain saw had been lost and never located, although it was being held as evidence (according to the store manager).
My examination of damage to the chain saw bar based on a single image from the scene indicated arc damage at two points consistent with contact with the lug and grounded cabinet. I marveled at the small probability of how the original and deflected fall trajectory resulted in coincidental alignment with the shield edge.
Who Done It?
Despite these conclusions, one question remained: Who opened the door? The electrician was able to recall a familiar-looking woman opening the door prior to the impact; however, deposition testimony did not reveal the responsible party. There were several women working in adjacent offices who were aware someone was working in the electrical room. My working theory was that one of these women opened the door to check on the electrician or see what was going on. In the process of doing so, the door struck the shelf, causing the unit to tip over and launching the chain saw toward the victim.
Forensic Analysis
Clearly, the store had violated a number of its own policies that expressly prohibited using an electrical room for storage. Store policy also required shelves loaded with the heaviest objects at the bottom, which effectively lowers the center of gravity. Had the chain saw been located on the bottom shelf per store requirements, this accident would not have occurred.
It was discovered during deposition testimony that the chain saw was used to trim Christmas trees — and had been stored in the electrical room for quite some time. There was no question that the chain saw was stored in violation of store policy with respect to its presence and location. The fact that the chain saw disappeared post accident did not help the defendant's case either.
Legal Arguments
The store's litigation team argued that if the electrician had been using appropriate PPE he would not have been injured. Although I agreed that PPE would have protected him from burns, I argued it would not have prevented the shock wave injuries and resulting TBI. In the end, the case settled out of court in favor of the victim for an undisclosed amount prior to trial.
Lessons Learned
The moral of this story is that even innocuous storage in an electrical room should not be allowed and always reported to management. Of course, we know this happens all too frequently. After seeing the results of this improbable accident, I know I will always admonish responsible parties to remove any and all stored items from electrical rooms. In the end, your willingness to follow this unwritten electrical commandment may save your life and the lives of others.
BLOGGER'S NOTES: ** This arc flash article originally from ECM seems to have a particular bias to it, has some improper information and ignores some key electrical safety requirements.
The opening paragraph about NEC and clear spaces not being a requirement, but rather just a good practice is incorrect and it also ignores OSHA federal laws and NFPA 70E standards. OSHA, NEC and and NFPA 70E all have this is a requirement as "shall", not as a "good practice". Work space is one of the most common citations by OSHA and all states have adopted work space around electrical equipment as part of their own electrical code if different from NEC. Pictures were provided in the article. From the pictures, it would appear the shelving was violating the work space, and the door itself might also violate the workspace. The door would also violate NEC 110.26(C)(3) if the equipment was rated 1200A + and NFPA 70E 130.6 (G) as the door clearly created a hazard.
Prior to beginning the work, the worker should have done a Pre – Job Hazard assessment and if so he should have identified the hazards in the room and cleared the hazards before removing the cover.
Further, he should have followed proper alerting techniques and either blocked the area with warning signs and caution tape to prevent access to the area or assigned an attendant to watch the door.
While the article here tries to define the storage room as the culprit, following electrical safety practices as outlined in NFPA 70E would have most likely eliminatd this accident.
Story via ecmweb.com
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